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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2026

[Morphological characteristics and clinical significance of os subfibulare in patients with chronic ankle instability].

Xinfang Duan, Junqiu Wang, Jianyao Chen, Zheheng Li, Yue Zhao, Xin Zhou, Lei Zhang

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Xinfang DuanDepartment of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.
Junqiu WangDepartment of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.
Jianyao ChenSchool of Physical Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.
Zheheng LiSchool of Physical Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.
Yue ZhaoSchool of Physical Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.
Xin ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou Sichuan, 646000, P. R. China.

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Objective: To investigate the morphological characteristics of the os subfibulare (OSF) and evaluate its clinical association with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Methods: Imaging data of 130 patients with OSF between January 2015 and August 2025 were retrospectively analyzed, including 82 males and 48 females with a mean age of 30.6 years (range, 10-80 years). Patients were divided into CAI group ( Results: CT measurements showed that, compared with the non-CAI group, the CAI group exhibited differences in spatial localization of the OSF. The distance from the OSF center to the fibular tip was significantly greater in the CAI group ( Conclusion: Patients with CAI showed a larger maximum OSF diameter and a greater distance from the OSF center to the fibular tip, and were more frequently accompanied by MRI findings such as bone marrow edema, bone interface fluid signal, and ATFL injury. These imaging characteristics may help evaluate the relationship between OSF and CAI from an imaging perspective.

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Ankle JointFibulaJoint InstabilityLateral Ligament, AnkleAdolescentAdultAged, 80 and overChildChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTalusanterior talofibular ligamentChronic ankle instabilityimagingmorphologyos subfibulare

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